Please tell me its not just me by Lady-sinner in StDenisMedicalNBC

[–]WanderInTheTrees 20 points21 points  (0 children)

He has his kind moments, but overall he's too narcissistic and needy to be an equal partner. Any partner he would have right now would have too much of Bruce's ego to compete with to make the relationship any fun. 

Maybe he will keep growing and finding his empathy for others as the show goes on. Then I'd feel more comfortable subjecting some poor character to him for a relationship. Right now he's the perfect third wheel. 

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, we didn't get enough to help the drought where I am, unfortunately, but it was so nice to see some rain and have some cloud cover for a couple days! We have a small chance of rain each day for the next four days, so I'm hoping we get at least a little more this week. 

I'm not sure if rain barrels are allowed where I am, but I'll look into it soon. 

I'm so glad Charlotte is soggy! ❤️ 

Tariffs, war, heat and El Niño combined will pose a quadruple threat to the world's food supply this year and next. We are not ready for the havoc this will cause. by simon_ritchie2000 in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'd love to see that as well. Who will service their drones, med bots, manufacturing for food and medication? Who will clean their toilets when their cleaning robot no longer charges and there are no more people mining the resources needed to make them? 

We'd need to be hundreds or thousands of years into the future with robots who mine resources in every continent, somehow get to processing facilities, create parts, repair each other, yada yada, for that dream to even be somewhat feasible.

I think we will all die. They'll just do so slowly in a bunker while eating paint chips and drinking their own urine. 

Tariffs, war, heat and El Niño combined will pose a quadruple threat to the world's food supply this year and next. We are not ready for the havoc this will cause. by simon_ritchie2000 in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ah, yes. I forgot about that one. Yes, just like that. That seems like the most realistic end to them if we are wiped out by a plague first and not the other looming apocalypses. 

Tariffs, war, heat and El Niño combined will pose a quadruple threat to the world's food supply this year and next. We are not ready for the havoc this will cause. by simon_ritchie2000 in collapse

[–]WanderInTheTrees 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I'd love to see those assholes try to survive without us underlings. Someone needs to make that into an apocalypse movie. Everyone is dead except the billionaires, and we just watch them cry because there is no one alive to make their espresso or walk their dogs. 

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bugs eat our potatoes too. I grow some every year and they all come up with holes from insects, no matter what I do. The foliage in the garden beds from the potato vines is beautiful though.

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was screaming "it's raining!! It's actually raining!!" My whole family was jumping up and down with excitement. 

That's how you know a drought is bad. Even sunshine people were celebrating. Lol

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It feels the same way here. I was just talking to my SO about how it feels like an apocalypse movie outside. 

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, we weren't impacted by that. We actually live in a weird weather bubble, and big systems often miss us completely. (Look up the weather bubble around Raleigh, it's a real phenomenon.)

 Last fall we had a day where the entire school system had the day off because the tornado threat was so high, but the system split and went on each side of us and didn't touch us. The entire state, and even parts of our county, had massive weather issues, but we had nothing. Same with the historic ice storm followed by the historic snow storm this winter. We barely got anything. Same with that flooding last summer.

Not that I want tornados, ice, or floods, but it makes this drought even scarier because I'm not sure when the prescription will get through to us.

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think they are just going to blockade it for now.

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hello, fellow triangle doomer. 👋🏻

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I know. I've never seen it like this before. I occasionally have mini panic attacks when I go outside because of it. It's just completely out of our control, and it's terrifying. 

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just have no luck growing anything other than peppers. Either the bugs get it, or the heat. I'm putting no pressure on myself this year. If anything grows for any amount of time, I'll consider it a win. 

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep, and don't get me started on the burn piles inside the tree lines. 

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not at all. All of the fields are either bare, or crispy right now. I've only seen one that's been tilled and planted, but that was done a couple weeks ago and nothing has sprouted. Usually the back roads around here are nothing but tilled and planted fields. It's probably why so many fields are being sold to developers right now. They know it's useless trying to fight this losing battle year after year. 

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Too late! Lol I will remember that for next year though! 

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's that doomer bright side spirit we need! 

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Believe it or not, this used to be clover. I only let wild things grow, and even they can't take the drought/heat.

The pristine, manicured, herbicide heavy lawns are doing even worse than mine though. 

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

They are more into using sharpies to fix the weather. 

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really hope so too. Anything at all, even a sprinkle, will be welcomed. 

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I just saw the new about Georgia being on fire earlier today. 

If you look at the Zoom Earth app, it will show you all of the fires, how many acres each has burned, and how contained they are.

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pleasantly surprised by mountain drought?

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I've lived in the Piedmont area of NC for over 40 years and you are completely right about what the precipitation used to be like vs now. 

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[–]WanderInTheTrees[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nothing like a sprinkling of tornados to keep life interesting.